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HOUSTON, Texas — Jo Marie Bankston who was one of four women who joined the Houston Police Department in 1955 has passed away. Bankston paved the way for other women to join the male-dominated department. Frank Vocelka worked with Bankston in his early days as an officer, “She was truly a trailblazer.” “Back in the day, the place a policewoman …

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